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Tribute to Bhai Gurbaksh Singh Last December, I heard about Bhai Gurbaksh Singh ji and how he went on hunger strike for 64 days to raise awareness for Sikh political prisoners still trapped in Indian jails. At the time, I was also fasting for reasons of my own. I was unaware of his struggle...

After a century-old painting of Maharaja Balbir Singh of Faridkot estate went missing some time back, an unsavoury controversy was created. A retired senior judicial official in Faridkot was accused of stealing this hand- coloured painting and selling it off for over Rs 35 lakh in the antique...

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Sobha Singh's painting goes for auction at Sotheby's 2011-02-25 14:50:00 Shimla, Feb 25 (IANS) A portrait of Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh made by celebrated artist Sobha Singh will go under hammer in the US in March, an official of Singh's art gallery said Friday. The painting has...

Painting in the Sikh Period Painting in the Sikh Period It might be contrary to the thoughts of many that Sikhs were great patrons of art in their days, the 19th century Sikh courts, took great care of the artistic activity. During the regime of Maharaja Ranjit...

This etching is by Francois Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824) and its entitled "A Sikh in a landscape: from A Collection of Two Hundred and Fifty Coloured Etchings Descriptive of the Manners, Customs and Dress of the Hindoos" (Calcutta 1799.) Here's a description of the painting: The figure...

A large oil-on-canvas portrait of the Tenth Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh, will be offered for sale at the Sothebys New York Indian Art Auction on September 17, 2009. The work is one of the highlights of the early paintings in the sale and is estimated at $50,000-70,000. Guru Gobind Singh...

GREATEST works of arts are inspired by sorrow. And the trauma of 1984 and the catharsis that followed set the canvas for Arpana Caur. Today one of the top names in Indian art, Caur had been caught in the crossfire of hatred that swept Delhi after Indira Gandhi's...

Does 'Truth' require belief? cheers

:idea: A false belief may be judged harmless and even pleasurable, as may be the case with the benevolent light in which most of us see our minor foibles, few would consider interfering. But clearly there are times when people are dangerously wrong, and we foolishly or unfoolishly feel the...

Came across this site. Was really impressed by the artwork. This guy has serious potential. I know not all aspects of the images are historically correct (symbol on flags) but this is brilliant nonetheless. Tell us what you think. Regards Art of Punjab - Sikh Paintings and Digital Art